Necktie



1964 R. A. SERRANO mzcrcr1s F'led Oct. 12. 1961 29 INVENTOR.

RICARDO A.SERRANO ATTORNEY.

United States Patent 3,154,791 NECKTIE Ricordo A. Serrano, 73133 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. Filed Oct. 12, 1961, 521. No. 144,690 2 Claims. (Cl. 2-148) This invention relates to neckties simulative of the four-in-hand type.

A necktie of this inventon is formed of a band of fabric or other suitable necktie material and is characterized as having a loop at one end to simulate a slip knot. The wearer passes the end of the band Which is opposite the loop through the loop to orrn a noose portion around bis neck and to present a front portion hanging from the loop, the noose being drawn close to positon the loop in front of the neck.

The general object of this invention is to provide a necktie of the above-mentioned character which is simple and easy to arrange, comfortable to Wear, and economical to manufacture.

Further objects and advantages Will appear in the course of the following part of this specification wherein the detals of construction and mode of wearing a prefened embodiment of the invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawing, in Whch:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a necktie of ths invention in a positlon of being worn around a mans neck shown in phantom;

FIGURE 2 is a plan view of the necktie laid flat;

FIGURE 3 is a detail view of the slip knot portion of the necktie taken upon lino 3--3 of FIGURE l;

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged plan view of the front of the loop end portion of the necktie; and,

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged plan view of the back of the loop end portion of the necktie.

Referring to the drawing With greater particularity, the illustrated embodirnent of a necktie of this invention, is formed of a long strip of fabric made into a flattened tubular band shown laid flat in FIGURE 2 and designated generally by reference numeral 1%. To orm the illustrated band, the sides of the fabric are brought togetehr and sewed along a longitudinal seam 12 (FIG- URE 5) spaced inwardly from the side edges of the fabric and defining marginal folds 13 and 14. After sewing of the seam, the fabric tube is turned inside out to position the marginal folds on the inside, the tube then being flattened With location of the seam 12 medially of the band. That side of the band which contains the searn 12 is the back side of the necktie, it being designated by numeral 16. The front side of the necktie is designated by numeral 17. One end portion of the band is turned back against the rear face of the band to form a frusteconical loop 19 having its axis extending crosswise of the band. As shown in FIGURE 2, the exposed or lower end of the necktie band is designated 20 Whereas the other transverse end edge of the band is designated 21 (FIGURE 5) and desirably is out to lie at an angle to the longitudnal axis of the band.

T0 wear the band as a necktie, the end portion 23 of the band containing end edge 20, is passed through the loop 19 to make a noose 24 passing around the wearers neck and concealed under bis shirt collar 25, and to present the portico 23 at the front of the wearer hanging vertically from the loop 19, the noose being drawn close around the Wearers neck to position the loop, as a slip 3,154,791 Patented Nov. 3, 1964 ico knot, in front of his neck. The illustrated embodiment is one conforming to current fashion, i.e., With a relatively narrow front end portion 23, it being understood of course, that such end portion may be fiared and that the end edge 20 may be pointed as styles rnay dictate.

T o make the loop neat, the diagonally cut end edge 21 of the fabric band is tucked inside the tubular band for a short distance and the end so reinforced is permanently secured to the rear ace by sewing the band to itself along the diagonal stitch line 27. When the loop 19 is flattened, it Will define a fold line 29 inclined to the diagonal stitch line 27. As shown, old line 29 is substantially perpendicular to the side edges of the band Whereby the side edges of the band in the rear flap or hall 30 of the loop lie parallel to the side edges respectively of the front flap or half 31 of the loop.

Stitch line 27 for the loop extends at an anglo of about 20 degrees fl0lll a line which is norrnal to the side edges of the band, making the upper opening 33 of the loop larger than its lower opening 34, With the loop being rusto-conical in configuration as depicted in FIGURE 3. The lower opening 34 is smaller in diameter than the Width of the band resultng in the band beng constricted or loosely folded within the loop. Such constriction of the band in the loop keeps the loop up against the front of the wearers neck.

While the particular necktie herein shown and disclosed in detail is fully capable of attaining the objects and providing the advantagos hereinbefore stated, it is to be understood that it is merely illustrative of the presently preferred embodiments of the invention and that no lmitations are intended to the details of construction or design hereinshown other than as defined in the appended claims.

1. A simulative four-in-hand necktie comprising a long flattened band, an end portion of the band being folded back upon the band along a fold line with the side edges of said end portion being coincident With the side edges respectively of that portion of the band upon which said end portion is folded, said end porton being sttched to the band along a stitch lne spaced frorn said fold lino and extending at an acute anglo With respect to said o1d line to form a loop which opens to a frusto-conical configuration on an axis extending transversely of the band, said loop defining an upper opening thereof and a lower opening thereof, said lower opening being smaller in diameter than the Width of the band whereby when one end of the band is passed through the loop to form a noose to pass around the wearers neck and to present a front portion hanging vertically from the loop, the band will be constricted in the loop.

2. A simulative four-in-hand necktie comprising an elongated tube of suitable fabric material flattened to provide a long band, said tube having a seam extending from end to end thereof and located on the rear face of the fiattened band for concealnnent when in place on a. wearer of sad necktie, one end of said fiattened tube being adapted to encircle a wearers neck and to be concealed beneath the collar of a shirt, the end portion of said one end being looped back against said rear face and secured in place thereagainst to provide a loop of frusto-conical shape extending transversely of said band, said loop being adapted to have the other end of said neckte band passed therethrough from the larger diameter end of sacl loop to form a simulated knot, the diameter of the smaller end References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Ellison July 1, 1913 Davies Oct. 14, 1913 Hendrix Dec. 9, 1919 Kramer June 30, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain Aug. 18, 1954 

1. A SIMULATIVE FOUR-IN-HAND NECKTIE COMPRISING A LONG FLATTENED BAND, AN END PORTION OF THE BAND BEING FOLDED BACK UPON THE BAND ALONG A FOLD LINE WITH THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID END PORTION BEING COINCIDENT WITH THE SIDE EDGES RESPECTIVELY OF THAT PORTION OF THE BAND UPON WHICH SAID END PORTION IS FOLDED, SAID END PORTION BEING STITCHED TO THE BAND ALONG A STITCH LINE SPACED FROM SAID FOLD LINE AND EXTENDING AT AN ACUTE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID FOLD LINE TO FORM A LOOP WHICH OPENS TO A FRUSTO-CONICAL CONFIGURATION ON AN AXIS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE BAND, SAID LOOP DEFINING AN UPPER OPENING THEREOF AND A LOWER OPENING THEREOF, SAID LOWER OPENING BEING SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE WIDTH OF THE BAND WHEREBY WHEN ONE END OF THE BAND IS PASSED THROUGH THE LOOP TO FORM A NOOSE TO PASS AROUND THE WEARER''S NECK AND TO PRESENT A FRONT PORTION HANGING VERTICALLY FROM THE LOOP, THE BAND WILL BE CONSTRICTED IN THE LOOP. 